Fishing Regulations for Purtis Creek (B)

To combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the law requires draining of water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh waters. Get details.

Note:

This water body is contained within a State Park boundary. No fishing license required.

Gear restrictions

Fishing is by pole and line only.

Black bass

Catch and release only for largemouth bass, except that any bass 24 inches or longer may be temporarily retained in a live well or other aerated holding device and immediately weighed using personal scales. Bass weighing 13 pounds or more may be donated to the ShareLunker Program; otherwise, the fish must be immediately released in the lake where caught. Anglers wishing to donate their bass must immediately cease fishing and contact TPWD at (903) 681-0550. Anglers may not remove the bass from the immediate vicinity of the reservoir unless instructed to do so by TPWD staff. Bass not accepted by TPWD must be immediately released. For smallmouth bass (if present), minimum length = 14 inches. No length limit on Guadalupe or spotted bass (if present.) Daily bag for smallmouth, spotted and Guadalupe bass is 5 fish in any combination.

For alligator gar, daily bag limit is 1 fish of any size. No bag limits on other species of gar.
Certain areas may be temporarily closed to alligator gar fishing when optimum spawning conditions occur. Get details.

Sunfish

There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.

Trout

For rainbow and brown trout, their hybrids and subspecies, there is no minimum length and daily bag limit = 5 trout in any combination.